Sanitary frostproof collar



June 24, 1930. y D. B. REEsE 1,757,616

SANITARY FROSTPROOF COLLAR Filed ug. l6, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet l June 24,1930.` l D, B REI-:5E 1,767,616

i SANITARY FROSTPROOF COLLAR Filed Aug. 16, 192'? 2 Sheets-Sheet 2Patented June 24, 1930 DAvrD B. nnnsn, or sr. PAUL, MINNESQTA SANITARYFROSTPROOF COLLAR Application led August 16, 1927. Serial No. 213,308.

My invention relates to sanitary frost proof collars particularlyadapted to ice cream cabinets used in soda fountains where ice creamiskept in the cans which are placed in the. cabinets associated with thefountain. A feature of my invention resides in a collar having aninsulating body portion so that the cold on one side of the same fromthe cabinet will not extend to the other side.

This provides a means for keeping the outer surface of the collaragainst collect-ing frost by reason of the warm air on one side and thecold airv from the cabinet on the other side.

.15 My invention include a sanitary replaceis used in filling cones.This may be in thel form of a projecting portion in one side of thecollar or it may form apart thereof which is adapted to extend annularlyabout inside of the collar and depend in the saine.

These features together with other details and objects of my inventionwill be more fully and clearly set forth in the specification andclaims.

In the drawings forming part of this specification Y Figure 1 is aperspective view of my collar as it would appear in use, a portion ofwhich is broken away., l

FigureQ is a perspective view of my sani- -tary frost proof collar.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the same.

Figure 4 illustrates the sanitary liner removed from the collar and asit would appearin its died out formation.

Figure 5 illustrates another form of my sanitary frost proof collar, faportion 'of which is broken away. Y l

Figure 6 shows the collar illustrated in Figure 5 as it would appear inuse in the cabinet and a portion ofthe same broken away. Y 50 Y Figure 7illustrates the sanitary removable collar as it would appear when foldedready to be inserted into the frost proof collar.

Figure 8 is a perspective'view of another form of my collar as it wouldappear inuse in the cabinet and a portion of the saine beingbrolren'away.

Figure 9 is a plan View of an alternativeV form of my collar. Y

My sanitary frost proof collar A is adapted to be used with a cabinet B,only a portion of which is illustrated in the drawings, having a topportion 10 which extends over the ice C of the cabinetrB. Y

The cabinets B are made ordinarily' to be used with soda fountains andare provided with several openings 11 in the top portion 10 so that icecream cans D may be placed in the cabinets and the ice C packed aroundthese cans. This 4keeps the ice cream cold and froze in the cabinet B. Asuitable cover 70 for closing the openings 11 such as 12 which ispartially illustrated in Figure 6 is used to close the opening 11 in thetop 1() Vof the cabinet B. Y A Y The opening 11 is ordinarily quitea-bit 75 larger .than the diameter of the can D so that a'space betweenthe top of the can and the opening 11 isA apparent and in this space icecream is'spilled ordinarily in usingl these cases B, making a veryundesirable condition in these cabinets and cases. My invention isdesigned to overcome this and to provide a sanitary-frost proof collar Awhich is adapted to it over thev can` D and rest againstthe bead 13formed near the top edge of the can S5 The collar A is formed with a topbead A14 and is provided with an outer wallVV 15 and an inner wall'16.The outer and inner walls 15S-'and 16 are joined together by thekstraight 90 band portion 17 so as to provide a dead air space 18between the .walls 15 and 16.-

' TheV band 17 fits over the neck of the can D and down to the shoulder13. This holds the collar A so that the flaring side walls 15 and 16extend to fill the space between the can DV and the diameter of theopening 11. The band portion 17 is formed with a lipv 2O which extendsupward from the main body portion of the band and then is bent '100 toextend downward with the cutting portion 2l along the lower edge of thelip which yis adapted to be used as a scraper for dishing out ice creamfrom the cans D and provides a scraper or leveling means which permitsthe dealer to more easily place the ice cream into the cone because ofthe uniform size and shape ofthe ice cream dished out by the disher andpreventing the edges which are ordinarily ragged where'a scraper is notused from sticking out over the edge of the cone when the ice cream isplaced in the same.

I provide a sanitary cover member E for my collar A which is adapted tobe folded so as to fit into the flare of the collar Aand rest againstthe wall 16. This cover E keeps the walls 16 vof the collar A clean andif any of the ice cream is dropped onto the cover E vit can be easilywiped off or the cover clean and sanitary at all times.

may be replaced by a new, clean cover, thereby keeping the opening aboutthe can D My cover E is particularly desirable where ice cream is beingdished out frequently from the can D 4and flavoring or other material isapt to be dropped in and about the can D. It is of primary importance toprovide a means of a sanitary nature so as to keep the cabinet B in aclean and tidy condition at all times. The lip 20 is adapt-ed to extendwith the cutting edge in an arcuated formation which is desirable as itprovides the necessary bulging curve to the ice cream in the disher. f

My sanitary frost proof cover is also adapted to be made in the form'andconstructionV illustrated in Figures 5 and 6, with Vafsingle flaringwall 23 having the bead 24 about the top of the same Vand the lower bandmember 25, which carries the lip 2() in the same Vmanner as the collar Aillustrated in Figure l. This form of my collar A is so formed that thevband 25 will fit within the upper rim'portion 26 of the can D asillustrated in Figure 6.

The cover member E may be formed of paper or any other suitable materialwhich preferably is treated to waterproof the same and the ends of thesame may be joined together to provide the fiaring collar-like formationas illustrated in Figure 7. However, these covers are easily curved andoverlapped at the ends to form this shape and will thus fit into thecollar A as illustrated in Figure l, with the ends 27 and 28 of the sameoverlapping and held in back of the upwardly curved portion of the lip2O to hold the cover E firmlyV in' place. In other Vwords, the back ofthe lip 20 functions to hold the sanitary liner E for the cover A.

In Figures l and 6 vI have illustrated the ordinary cabinet B with theice in contact with the can D. My collar A is also adaptable to theicelesstypes of cabinet such as F, illustrated in Figure 8 and in thisconstruction of the cabinet I have illustrated a refrigerating unit G asit is apparent that the refrigerating means in this iceless cabinet Fmay be of any suitable nature so as to keep the can D cold with the icecream therein properly froze.

I have illustrated another form of my collar A in Figure 8 wherein theflaring portion' 23 is formed'V of a single WallV and is provided with areinforcing bead 24 about the top of the same. This form of my .collar Ayis provided with an annular Vinwardly extending flange 29 which isYformed. inte-'- gral with the side band 25 in this form of v lar Awhich functions in the same manner as the lip 20 to provide a scraperforA the disher so lthat the merchant may scrape the disher off and dishout the ice cream without having a raggedl formation about the edge ofthe same. In this form of` my collar A the sanitary liner ,E fits withinthe recess 3l formed between the flange 29. and the flaring wall 23 ofkthe collar A. This recess 31 holds the sanitary liner E firmly in placeso that the merchant may keep the inside of the collar A clean and in atidy condition at ally times.v

The collar A may bemade with a flared k wall portion 23 offset asillustrated in the vplan view inFigure 9 so that the center opening 32of the collar is offsetfrom the outer diameter of the rim 24. In otherwords,-the opening32 is not concentric. to the rim 24 in theplan'illustration in Figure 9. o This construction of my collarvA is foropenings ll in the cabinets B or F lwhichare off-center to the can D. rThe nonrnetallic waterproof liner C vwhich forms the sanitary cover forthe col- In accordance with thepatent statutesv I have described theprinciples of yoperation of my invention and while I have illustrated aparticular formation and construction of the parts ,in the drawings, Idesire to have it understoodthat the same is only suggestive of a meansof carrying out my invention and that the same may be constructed inother forms and applied to uses other than those above set forth withinVtheV scope of the following claims without departing from the spirit ofmy invention.

I claim:

l. A sanitary collar means for ice cream cans and cabinets including, acollar, a liar ing collar flange, a straight cylindrical band portionadapted to lit over the ice cream can, and a dead air space formed insaid flaring portion.

2. A sanitary frost proof collar for ice cream cabinets including, aband portion adapted to t the ice cream can, a flaring wall portionprojecting above said band, and j a replaceable nonmetallic cover forsaid flaring wall having a moisture resisting nature.

3. A spacer for ice cream cabinets including, a flared portion, acylindrical band-like portion, andv a scraping lip extending from saidband and projecting along side thereof to provide a scraper for dishers.

4. A spacer for ice cream cabinets including, a band member, an annularscraping flange projecting upwardly and inwardly from said band portion,and a wall portion adapted to fill the space between the can receivingopening in the cabinet, and to hold the upper end of the ice cream canproperly spaced in said cabinet.

5. A spacer collar for ice cream cabinets including, an ice cream canengaging band, an annular scraping flange projecting from said band, andan outwardly flaring wall secured to and extending upward from said bandhaving an annular recess betweensaid band and said wall adapted toreceive a sanitary liner in position to cover said flaring wall and toprovide a frost resisting surface over said wall.

6. A spacer for ice cream cabinets including, a collar having a bandportion, a scraper projecting from said band portion, a flaring wallsecured to and projecting from said band portion, and a frost resistingliner adapted to extend over said wall and be held replaceable inrelation thereto.

7 A sanitary frost proof collar including, a band portion adapted toengage an ice cream can., a flaring wall adapted to engage an opening inan ice cream cabinet to provide a spacer between the cabinet andthe icecream can to prevent drippings along side of the can, and a sanitaryfrost proof liner adapted to extend over said flaring wall.

Y DAVID B. REESE.

